![]() ![]() It also runs a barista training center, where Allen trains many staff of her 600 wholesale accounts to become skilled baristas. Mastering espresso entails three, three-hour in-person classes, and laymen are also taught an abbreviated three-hour course in espresso-making. “It’s helped us not to have to close our business,” Allen said succinctly.īesides its retail shop and ecommerce sales, it sells to Whole Foods and selected restaurants nationwide, and sells coffee beans to 30 countries internationally. Since its roasting business is up, she’s transferred staff into that division. Because of that spike and its steady pick-up and delivery sales, Onyx has kept 60 of its 75 full-time staff employed. Three of the four outlets remain open, with limited walk-up and curbside sales. Hence, ecommerce sales now make up 65% of sales and retail 35%. Having been named best barista in the U.S., as well as the fact that more people are staying home and ordering coffee, ecommerce sales spiked 25%. Allen serves as the head of operations, and Jon oversees creativity and quality control.īefore the pandemic struck, revenue at Onyx Coffee Lab was split down the middle: about 50% ecommerce sales for coffee beans and 50% from the retail locations. It’s helped put Onyx on the map,” she said.Īllen has honed her craft, co-running Onyx Coffee Labs with her husband Jon Allen. Due to the pandemic, it has been postponed until November (she’s not sure if she’ll be participating).īesides her own competitive instincts, Allen was hoping to jump-start her family-run coffee business, and so far, it has done that. “The competition is a huge marketing arm for us. It’s watched by high-end niche coffee professionals and shows us to the exact right audience to demonstrate our quality. to 10 p.m.As winner, she would have been traveling to Melbourne, Australia in early May to participate in the world Barista championship. ![]() to 7 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. It is open Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10 a.m. The café will have room for 30 people indoors, 18 behind the bar, and 20 outdoors. The new space is on the east side of the Momentary building, a recently opened contemporary art space. ![]() They’re always pushing the industry forward.” Onyx, like Pacific, is never satisfied with good enough. “The emphasis on plant-based beverages and the unique service possibilities with a mechanized to-go option is exciting, and we’re thrilled to be part of it. “Onyx Coffee Lab is known for their extraordinary pairing of quality and innovation-and using our Oat as the main beverage option exemplifies that,” says Nathanael May, Pacific Foods Barista Series customer marketing manager for specialty coffee. Onyx will still serve dairy-based drinks on request with an additional “carbon tax.” Coffee Champs in Orange County, has joined forces with Pacific Foods in a one-of-a-kind sustainable space in Bentonville, Arkansas.Īt the coffee company’s new and fourth location, the base of all drinks served will be Pacific Foods Barista Series Oat Original Plant-Based Beverage. Onyx Coffee Lab, whose employees won several awards this past weekend at U.S.
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